Bio

Area of Specialization

Horticulture, plant breeding, tissue culture, social media and out-reach. Interests in modular origami and the interaction between science and society. The intern then student has returned to us.

Responsibilities

Tissue culture workflow coordination and plant breeding project management on various genera, including but not limited to Hydrangea and Camellia

Education

• Intern: 2007–2010
• Degree: 2013 M.S., Horticultural Science, NC State University
• Thesis: Breeding and Evaluation of Perennial Grasses for Landscape and Bioenergy Applications.

Manuscripts

• Palmer, I.E., T.G. Ranney, N.P. Lynch, and R.E. Bir. 2009. Crossability, cytogenetics, and reproductive pathways in Rudbeckiasubgenus Rudbeckia. HortScience 44(1):44-48.
• Palmer, I.E., R.J. Gehl, T.G. Ranney, D. Touchell, and N. George. 2014. Biomass yield, nitrogen response, and nutrient uptake of perennial bioenergy grasses in North Carolina. Biomass & Bioenergy 63:218-228.

Awards

• 3rd Place, SNA Student Research Conference, Undergraduate, 2007;
• 1st Place, SNA Student Research Conference, Undergraduate, 2008;
• 1st Place, SNA Student Research Conference, M.S., 2012;
• Syngenta Glenn Goldsmith Breeding Excellence Scholarship, 2012.